“This must be killing him not to be in camp and being a part of (the group with) his teammates,” Papa continued. “And they’re closing training camp today. It’s done. He didn’t hit Napa at all in 2018, but I just can’t imagine that he is going to miss the opener.

“And I think they’ll figure something out. I don’t know what the numbers are going to be when it all comes in but I would just be shocked if he does not play September 10 against the Rams.”